It is healthy to review our lives from time to time. Midwinter is the perfect space to do this, whether we use the Solstice or the time we take off at Christmas and New Year.

Books, films, music and cards to feed your mind and nourish your soul.

If I Can Forgive, So Can You: My Autobiography of How I Overcame My Past And Healed My Life is Denise Linn’s story. This remarkable lady has been a source of inspiration for me over the last decade since I came across her book Sacred Space. Her life is fascinating.

It isn’t often I really covet a set of cards, but this pack of Medicine Cards called to me constantly to buy them. This is a set of 52 full colour animal ally cards that come with a hard backed guide book.

Electromagnetic Fields, or EMFs as they are most commonly termed, surround us in our modern life. We don't know the full impact of living with EMFs as yet; having so many appliances is a very modern phenomena and more research needs to be done.

If you work with animal allies or wish to read animal signs in nature then Ted Andrews best-selling classic Animal Speak deserves a space on your bookshelf. This is the most comprehensive guide available on the topic and provides a wealth of information and ideas.

As a crystal therapist I am often asked how crystals ‘work‘. The simple answer is no-one is absolutely sure, but they do! The more complex answer is that crystals may be healing on several levels at once and we have some idea both scientifically and esoterically how this can be.

Kate Mosse’s Labyrinth is a truly satisfying novel packed with esoteric and historical interest. It is a Grail drama filled with holy secrets, heroic action and nail biting suspense.

Following the success of his album Reiki River, New Age musician and composer Niall has released Calling my Angels. I’ve written a guided meditation to help you to contact your Guardian Angel that works beautifully with this album.

In Jewels, A Secret History, we are taken across the world in a search for the history of the most popular gemstones. The stories Victoria Finlay uncovers are often surprising and I found it very interesting to learn how the various gems were mined, valued and traded.